Bhatt speaks up for Sonal

Mahesh Bhatt says he’s quite disturbed because of what happened to Sonal Chauhaan, the actress who is the Bhatt camp’s latest find.

Sonal, who is embroiled in a controversy after her ex-boyfriend Sahil Zaroo slapped her at the Mumbai airport, has met Girija Vyas and lodged a complaint with the National Commission for Women. Bhatt, who has been in constant touch with Sonal, advised her to speak to Girija and lodge a formal complaint.

When Bhatt was in the capital recently, he said, “Sonal has met Girija. I was with her just before she left for the airport to board a flight to Hyderabad. She is handling the situation with dignity and she also understands that this kind of treatment is outrageous. Her silence has been misconstrued too and I don’t want that to happen.”

Bhatt added that they wouldn’t take any action secretively. “Whatever action we take is going to be under the public gaze – we’re not going to do anything behind people’s backs,” he said.

And true to his word, Bhatt updated, “Sonal met Rakesh Maria, joint commissioner of police (crime), Mumbai, and asked him to talk sense into Zaroo.”